On Friday, people will be sneaking into the local multiplex, trying to pretend they are going to see Spongebob Squarepants because the film version of sadomasochism novel Fifty Shades Of Grey hits (ooh!) our big (eerr!) screens on Valentine’s weekend. And if you have been too shy to read the trilogy, fear not! LIZ JONES reveals the ultimate blusher’s guide to what must surely be the literary and filmic event of the century.
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The world has gone completely mad. Researchers at the universities of Glasgow and Stirling conducted a study to show that offering vouchers worth £400 to pregnant women who smoke has a higher success rate in persuading them to give up than just offering advice. Overall, 23 per cent of the pregnant smokers who were offered vouchers stopped smoking, compared with nine per cent of those who weren't offered any.
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